Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Travel Corp. unveils management changes

International travel group The Travel Corporation (TTC), with over 25 award-winning brands such as Trafalgar’s Guided Holidays, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Red Carnation Hotels, has announced two management changes — the return of Robin Yap as President of The Travel Corporation Asia, and Nick Lim taking on an expanded role at Trafalgar as President ... More here: Travel Corp. unveils management changes

Amadeus rolls out global hotel booking system

Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, announced the rollout of Amadeus Hotels, an integrated hotel distribution marketplace that makes booking easier and faster for travel agencies. Amadeus Hotels is a multisource marketplace that gives travel agencies seamless content from all hotel sources into one format so that bookers can access all their favorite hotels and ... More here: Amadeus rolls out global hotel booking system

Women abducted from Malaysian resort released

Chinese tourist and Filipino worker kidnapped two months ago by suspected Abu Sayyaf fighters freed in Philippines. More here: Women abducted from Malaysian resort released

Kidnapped Chinese, Filippino rescued in Malaysia

A Chinese tourist and a Filippino worker have been rescued nearly two months after they were abducted from a Malaysian dive resort, Prime Minister Najib Razak said. The two women -- Gao Huayun, 29, from China and Marcy Dayawan, 40, from the Philippines -- were kidnapped from the Singamata Reef Resort in Malaysia's Sabah state on April 2 in a late-night raid by gunmen and taken to the southern ... More here: Kidnapped Chinese, Filippino rescued in Malaysia

New claim of ‘no ransom for hostages’ from high-ranking Philippine official

The latest development on the release of two hostages last week has AFP reporting from the Philippines that no ransom was paid after all. The head of the Philippines anti-kidnapping task force in the country's volatile southern region, Agrimero Cruz, was reported as denying an earlier report quoting an unnamed Philippines police official that... More here: New claim of ‘no ransom for hostages’ from high-ranking Philippine official

NAJIB TWISTING THE TRUTH? Several million spent to free Sabah kidnap victims, sources claim

KUALA LUMPUR - A hefty ransom may not have been paid for the release of 29-year-old Chinese tourist Gao Hua Yuan and resort worker Marcy… More here: NAJIB TWISTING THE TRUTH? Several million spent to free Sabah kidnap victims, sources claim